Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-09-16

need OF opposition to the liquor traffic has
been rapid enough, but getting them TO
concentrate their ballots against the iraffic's
politicians has been tortuously slow.
County after county has wheeled into the
glorious "dry" procession since our local
option bill was passed two years ago. This
vote was secured because the ques,ion was
Saloon or No Saloon7 We have three
fourths OF the counties free from the traffic.
So far, 80 good. But when the vote is to
be taken rs 10 public officials the question
OF "Is he for the traffic or against il !" is
largely lost sight OF. Whisky candidates
sweep into Office because they are Demo-
Gratis. Many man will vote against whis-
ky in the local option election who will
vote in a whisky candidate to the Office he
asks "of the Democratic party" 1t will
be seen from this that our progress in ma
terial growth is not ns great as the surface
seems to indicate. Until we can get our
voters TO ask n candidate, "Are you Tor
home protection ?" instead Of, "Are you q
Democrat ?" we nre holding sand In our
fingers. The work has been heavy this
year. 1t has required heroic sacrifice OF
Time, money, health and life. We have
sgitated and educated all along the line,
and we fondly think that success has come
in full round measure until flock Of can
didates come before "the dear people,"
rhap f,,lt,a L.
organization, are lost in the motley crew
who vote for the ticket OF the saloons cau-
Gus. l am speaking Of the masses. We
have some noble men. God bless them, who
boldly say, "God helping me I'll never die
with the crimson stain OF whisky vote up
on my soul" These men scratch the par
ty ticket, even IL 1t grasses the name OF
every Democratic candidate. Why all of
our men tail to come to this proper degree
OF wisdom, ia owing TO the fact that olden
usage is sweet, and the average Southener
thinks his safety as a citizen and individ-
ual il wrapped in tie keeping OF the DEM
ocratic party. This winter the legislature
will meet. We want from il u scientific
temperance instruction law, n constitution.
al amendment, and a prohibitory law pro,
tecting n state college by the five-mile en-
sctment. Every whisky man IN the legis-
lature will he the declared enemy OF all
three mensnres, aud yet temperance men
help 10 seat them. What il most serious
Of all, we want the inhuman leasing Of con-
victs abolished. Every whisky man will
come will come by way of our legislature /;
all good must come that way also. This Ia
the root of the whole matter, the begin
ming point. The law maker must be elect
ed right, and the natural sequence ia, the
law will be right. The wonder grows that
our men cling 10 the Democratic party,
when seven- -lenths of the pnpers in the
state voice the popular verdict that our
state politlcr were never more vilely cor
rupt. Under the "Ring" the state debt
has grown equal TO Jack's bean stock :.
The men in highest places have been nc
cnsed again and again by leading papers
as pracllcing fraud and ihievery.
The bosR politician of the state, a Dem
ocratic senator, is in j,il for the atrocious
hrutn assassination of the now famous mar
tyr RoherIck Dhu Gambrell. The people
declare that politics were never no filthy,
never 30 corrupt. The idea Ia to clenss
the Democratic party. Good true men
say ave will not give the party over to
thi" gang; we will save the party" There
dear men stand midway in stream and fil-
ter the muddy wafer, unmindful that the
saloon at the source is sending out all the
filih:. The minute we get Onr men TO be-
gin ut the source things will be snfe. 1t
Is ns much n crime TO vote for the saloon
politician Hs il in to vote 70; the saloon.
The vote, If to help onr cause, had better
go against the politician first The saloon
will go out then as pure as effect follows
cHtne.
While we have baen working 40 brave
ly, we have been conscious always OF our
great, overwhelming grief of our murdered
X 'derick Gamhrell. HIs pure hands held
"nf banner. He was noble young man,
splendid in physical strength. IN well ms
Snpremely symmetrical IN character. In
hIs grave he has rolled the mighty wave
mountain high, and the people hear the
thunder Of reform in it. Co permitted
Roderick To die as lie did, and God is sure
ly in the result. do not believe there il
n single county in the state that has failed
to hold great mass meetings, afterwards
publishing their resolutions cOndemning
in strongest measures the bold assassins.
Our w. c. I. U. Unions never stop their
work on account of hot weather. The un-
ions generally meet every Thursday. aud
the "iaithfnl few" do all they can TO keep
our col0rs flying. Some Sny that even the
ringing of the church bells every Thurs
day Influences sentiment. The nien say
when they hear the ringing, "rhose wom-
IN are praying again !"
During the last month some towns in the
state have been freed from saloons, the
6rst time in their hiStory. Great jubilees
OF praise celebrated the event.
You have heard probably from Mrs.
Chaplin about the temperance lights bril-
lian,ly burning all along our sea coast.
We are anticipating great pleasure in
attending our National Convention IN Nash
will. A great host OF Southern women viii
be there. Tell every Northern sister e
come; they will have a splendid opportnni'
~ to nee real Southern hospitality. Thu
convention will he Of great benefit to th'
South in pulling the women ont The OLD
grooves. II Missnsippi should fail in tn
National 10 show IN great things accom-
pliseed AZ other siaeA, she will make up fo
il in her display OF loyalty and lave
! EVERY Mississippi women l0ves Mis-
9 Willard with AN unseliish, admiring zen